Monthly Archives: May 2009
SEC’s Salvo In The New War Against Insider Trading & Credit Default Swaps
24/7 Wall St. – According to a civil suit filed today by the Securities Exchange Commission in the Southern District Court of New York, John-Paul Rorech, a bond salesman at Deutsche Bank Securities, and Reanto Negrin, a former portfolio manager […]
Bank of America’s $35 Billion Headache
Reuters – Bank of America CEO Kenneth Lewis is facing a $35 billion headache this morning after financial regulators informed the bank that was the figure it need to find now to pass the so-called stress test for viable financial […]
Chrysler Dissidents Must Reveal Identity, Judge Says
Philadelphia Bulletin – Chrysler LLC dissident lenders must reveal their identities by 10 a.m. today, a bankruptcy judge ruled, rejecting claims that their safety was at risk. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Arthur Gonzalez in New York forced the group to file […]
HK tops Asia hedge funds
Hong Kong Standard – Hong Kong remains the largest hedge fund center in Asia, with managers in the city overseeing US$22 billion (HK$171.6 billion) in assets as of December 2008, the Alternative Investment Management Association Hong Kong said. The city […]
Brazil Hedge Funds Miss Rally by Sticking to Debt
Bloomberg – Brazilian hedge funds that survived the Bovespa stock index’s record tumble last year by loading up on debt are missing out on a 2009 rally. All four classes of Brazilian hedge funds, known as multimercados, had a weighted […]
Aviva Agrees Terms Of Offer To Policyholders
FOXBusiness – U.K. life insurance and pensions provider Aviva said Wednesday that it’s agreed with a policyholder advocate that a reattribution offer can be put to policyholders. The offer gives policyholders in two with-profits funds the right to choose whether […]
Hedge fund manager lashes back at Obama on Chrysler
Reuters – Prominent hedge fund manager Clifford Asness has struck back at the Obama administration, saying hedge funds had the right and responsibility to hold out on last week’s Chrysler LLC restructuring deal. "Managers have a fiduciary obligation to look […]
Fund firm behavior faces state scrutiny
Boston Globe – Secretary of State William F. Galvin is investigating Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co.’s relationship with a hedge fund operation that lost $3.3 billion to admitted swindler Bernard L. Madoff. Galvin, who oversees the state Securities Division, said […]
Rules to cost UK hedge funds up to 3 bln stg-study
Reuters – A proposed EU directive to regulate fund managers will cost the UK hedge fund industry up to 3 billion pounds ($4.5 billion) to implement in the first year, a sector consultancy said on Monday. Kinetic Partners said the […]
Hedge Fund Citadel’s Investment Banking Division Launch
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Citadel Securities has added three former Merrill Lynch and Goldman Sachs senior investment bankers to the hedge fund company, at the same time launching Citadels Investment Banking division. Todd Kaplan joined Citadel in March, he […]
Bill omits Guantánamo closure funds
Miami Herald – The Obama administration’s bid for $50 million to move prisoners from the Guantánamo Bay detention facility was left out of the Democratic-authored emergency war spending bill unveiled Monday. Defense Secretary Robert Gates had sought the funds in […]